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Drinking and DivingThe hazards of drinking are probably the last thing that you want to read about at any time of year, and a lot less so as we approach the festive period, however when it comes to diving & alcohol, we do need to get serious.C2H5OH. Looks innocuous enough, but these few letters and numbers represent a psychoactive drug that's been in (ab)use for thousands of years. Despite the initial surge of good humour, sociability and removal of inhibitions, alcohol quickly becomes a potent central nervous system depressant which dulls co-ordination, impairs reasoning, damages memory and disrupts sleep. So apart from daily nausea, eye splitting headaches and hazily recalled evenings, what other dangers to divers who overindulge in booze create..? To read the rest of this article, you'll need to get your hands on Tanked Up Magazine. It's free. What are you waiting for? |
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